When Patricia Fusco and Katrina Wegmann were in high school, Patricia shared that she would not be able to carry and birth her own children. Unbeknownst to Patricia, Katrina decided then that if she was able to when the time came, she would be a surrogate for her friend.

When Latevia Ward, a third-grade teacher in Miami, went to the hospital in August at 27 weeks pregnant, she knew something wasn’t right. She was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19 but felt like she was experiencing early signs of labor.

Daniel Furlong, a former urology resident at Jackson Memorial Hospital, and his wife, Sarah, were packing for their babymoon trip – four months before the expected arrival of their first child – when suddenly, Sarah began to experience uterine cramps.

During her sixth month of pregnancy, Nuñez began to experience bleeding – not once, but twice, requiring hospitalization both times. Doctors feared she had placenta accreta, an uncommon condition in pregnancy.

Sonia Hutchinson has been suffering from sickle cell her whole life. As an adult, this condition created complications with her pregnancies and miscarriages.

At six months pregnant, Desiree Doughty was overjoyed with the anticipation of her first child. Doughty was keeping up with her regular check-ups but noticed something was not right with her breasts.

Michelle Castañeda, a kidney transplant recipient, always dreamt of becoming a mother – but feared that she would not be able to have a baby because of her medical history.

After having three sons, Lilia Silva and her husband were expecting their fourth child – this time a baby girl.

At 28 weeks pregnant, Joy Miller was enjoying a normal pregnancy. Just a few weeks earlier, Miller and her husband, John Dorvil, celebrated a gender reveal party.